Obituaries

Willa Dean Baker

Mar 27, 2013

Willa Dean Baker, 76, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Patuxent River Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 8, 1936 in Tennessee. She has been a Laurel resident for 53 years. She was a member of the Women's Club and Garden Club of Laurel. She enjoyed playing tennis and going to Ocean City. Willa...

Joel Ray Webb

Mar 25, 2013

Joel Ray Webb, (67), of Laurel, Maryland and formerly of Washington, D.C. and Albertville, AL died March 25, 2013, due to complications from heart and kidney failure. Mr. Webb attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and sailed with Delta and Lykes Steamship Lines out of New Orleans in the mid-sixties before joining the U.S. Army in 1967. He was...

Virginia E. Gordon

Mar 25, 2013

On Monday, March 25, 2013, Virginia E. Gordon passed away at her residence. Mrs. Gordon was born in Fulton, to William and Ethel Judy, on January 22, 1916. She was a lifelong resident of Fulton and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Mrs. Gordon is survived by her daughters Joan Tishue and Carole (David) Manges and her...

Kelly Ann Adams

Mar 24, 2013

Kelly Ann (Hynson) Adams, 65, of Silver Spring, MD passed away on March 24, 2013 at Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, MD. Kelly grew up in Simpsonville in Howard County, which was then just a dot on a little crossroad at Rtes. 32 and 29. As the community grew and developed into Columbia, Kelly graduated from Glenelg High School and...

Helen Goldsborough

Mar 21, 2013

Helen Rector Goldsborough June 3, 1918 to March 21, 2013 Born in Fries, Virginia, Helen was the youngest of the six children of Flora Ellen (McBride) and John Rector. Helen graduated from Laurel High School. She and George Hall Goldsborough of Denton were wed on December 6, 1941 at the First Methodist Church in Laurel. George died in January...

Virginia Mae Lynch

Mar 21, 2013

Virginia was born on July 21, 1921 and passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

Virginia was a resident of Olney, Maryland.

Graveside Service

March 29, 2013 11:30 AM

Great Vallley Presbyterian Church Cemetery 2025 Swedesford Road Malvern, PA (610) 644-1995

Nettie Marie Stoner

Mar 20, 2013

Nettie Marie Stoner, 72, a 39 year resident of Clarksville, Maryland died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her residence.

Born Thursday, June 6, 1940 in Laurel (Scaggsville), Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Reginald Leishear (deceased) and the late Fannie (nee Worley) Leishear (deceased). .

She was a graduate of Howard High...

Hester Burroughs Lehnert

Mar 18, 2013

On March 18, 2013, Hester Burroughs Lehnert, loving mother of James Lehnert passed away at the age of 83.

The family will receive friends at the Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbott Avenue, Laurel, Maryland 20707 on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 from 7-9 PM. A private cremation was held.

Visitation

March 26, 2013 7:00 PM...

Carl Osborne Troutman

Mar 17, 2013

Carl O. Troutman, 63, of College Park passed away on March 17, 2013 at Laurel Regional Hospital. He was born on July 23, 1949 to the late Clarence and Jean Troutman. He graduated from High Point High School in 1967. He worked as an Auto Mechanic, Car Salesman, and Truck Driver. He was a member of the Elks Lodge...

Kenneth Brown Strickland

Mar 15, 2013

Kenneth Brown Strickland, 56, of Laurel and formerly of Upper Marlboro, MD passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at Laurel Regional Hospital. He was born on November 3, 1956 in Rock Hill, S.C. to Sadie Mitchell Strickland and the late John H. Brown. He attended public schools in Washington, D.C. at later in Job Corps. He served in...

Linda Brayer Stone

Mar 11, 2013

Linda Hayden Brayer Stone of Laurel, MD, died suddenly Monday, March 11, 2013, at Laurel Regional Hospital, Laurel, MD, at the all-too young age of 66. Linda was born August 14, 1946 in Rochester, NY, to the late Franklin Brayer and Mary Brayer, both of Rochester.

Linda is survived and deeply mourned by: Her loving husband, Garold...

Hollis Wesley Montgomery

Mar 10, 2013

Born Wednesday, November 10, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Charles Montgomery and Dora Montgomery.

As a young man he served in the United States Navy before being Honorably Discharged. He was employed as a master electrician by Federal Government. It was his work with the government that brought him to the...

Lois Jean Connor

Mar 8, 2013

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Visitation

March 10, 2013 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A. 313 Talbott Avenue Laurel, MD (301) 725-1690 Funeral Service

March 11, 2013 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 500 Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD...

Charles H. Dickson

Mar 5, 2013

Life story

CHARLES H. "HANK" DICKSON, Jr. of Lanham, MD, was born on June 12, 1931 in Oak Park, Illinois, son of Charles H. Dickson, Sr. and Gladys Rudolph. His family moved to a suburb of Los Angeles, CA shortly thereafter, where he was raised.

Education Hank attended Ben Franklin High School, followed by Occidental...

Janis Robison

Mar 4, 2013

Jan Robison, a former Laurel City Councilwoman, passed away at the Laurel Regional Hospital on March 4, 2013. Mrs. Robison served the City of Laurel for 9 years as Council Woman with interests in public safety and children's advocacy. She was a homemaker, a member of the Laurel Presbyterian Church, member of the Women's Club and was involved with...

Clifton Clyde Slye

Mar 3, 2013

Clifton Clyde Slye, Sr., 76, of Jessup, beloved husband of the late Eva Slye went home on Sunday, March 3, 2013 surrounded by his loved ones. Clifton was a devoted father to Donna Back and her husband Kevin, Clifton "Bo" Slye Jr., Michael Slye Sr., Philip Slye Sr., and his wife Donna, Jeffrey Slye Sr., Paula Chandler and her...

Anita Florence Jordan

Mar 2, 2013

Anita Florence Jordan was born in Ware, Mass, on February 18, 1925, On October 10, 1953 she married her soul mate Clifford B. Jordan. They had two daughters during their nineteen years together. After Clifford died suddenly in September, 1972, Anita focused on raising her two daughters. Anita worked at the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory for twenty-five years...

Anne Cooper Steggerda

Feb 27, 2013

On February 27, 2013, Anne Cooper Steggerda Of Clarksville, MD and Heathsville, VA died after a long battle with cancer. Anne graduated with an Education degree from Peabody College and was a Fulbright Scholar, studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She taught French and Spanish in the Montgomery County School System for over 25 years. She is survived...

Edward Joseph Robel

Feb 26, 2013

Robel, Edward Joseph, 91 of Laurel, Maryland passed away surrounded by his family on February 26, 2013. He was born and raised in Baltimore, MD on October 1, 1921. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945. He was a World War II Honoree and a member of the American Legion. He received a Masters in Biochemistry at the...

Joseph Ernest Tedeschi

Feb 26, 2013

Joseph E Tedeschi, a 46 year resident of Laurel, died at the age of 94 Tuesday, February 26th 2013 of complications due to congestive heart failure. Born in New Haven Connecticut in 1918, he was a World War II and Korean War veteran. He retired in 1966 as a Lt Col in the Army Corps of Engineers after 26...